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collective struggles with civil-rights and racial identity. to be an african american civil rights lawyer to be caught between the of black-and-white world both went the san to identify with these lawyers. so this kind of lawyer, a third grand marshal much as the african-american lawyer but the others. >> how difficult was it to become a lawyer during this time? >> you do have to go to law school like eveready else. but it is very difficult to be the lawyer but very few will have white clients in most black people don't have money if you do then you hire though white lawyer because they are more effective in a segregated society pretoria was difficult to succeed although not difficult to become a black lawyer
collective struggles with civil-rights and racial identity. to be an african american civil rights lawyer to be caught between the of black-and-white world both went the san to identify with these lawyers. so this kind of lawyer, a third grand marshal much as the african-american lawyer but the others. >> how difficult was it to become a lawyer during this time? >> you do have to go to law school like eveready else. but it is very difficult to be the lawyer but very few will have...
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he's a champion of the civil- rights movement. and then it switched to my segment cory booker at age 7 fell off his tricycle and scanned his knee. bleating his sidewalk read, it carried to his mama screaming like a little girl. i cannot escape the weight of history. and you'll give me this privilege. i should be standing here letting you all know the death of gratitude i cannot express. there would be no me without the naacp. [applause] so today you all take on the role of my mama and daddy, by giving me this honor of giving an award that was not turned simply by action. this man is a testimony to the ideals for which this war was conceived. but being that i have now had a friendship with the man whom we shall discuss, i need to talk about him and tell the truth. i first knew of this man who in my household, in a god-given sanctity of marriage, he came -- i knew this man as a little boy because he was the one that caused divisiveness between my mother and father. because my dad begrudgingly liked him, but my mother had a love for
he's a champion of the civil- rights movement. and then it switched to my segment cory booker at age 7 fell off his tricycle and scanned his knee. bleating his sidewalk read, it carried to his mama screaming like a little girl. i cannot escape the weight of history. and you'll give me this privilege. i should be standing here letting you all know the death of gratitude i cannot express. there would be no me without the naacp. [applause] so today you all take on the role of my mama and daddy, by...
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its willingness to enforce the law of the land, the 14th amendment, 15th amendment, civil rights laws, and maybe this could have happened. it's almost impossible to say, but i don't vanquishes throw up our hands and say no, it is absolutely inevitable that, you know, it's 50 years since martin luther king stood up at the lincoln memorial and said they've come to cash the promissory note at the emancipation proclamation. as a century later from the emancipation proclamation. i think it's inevitable to know would take another century for freedom to be implemented for many people. it's very hard to work out his back other scenario to get you from reconstruction to a more democratic and progressive kind of situation and then actually happening. that's about all i can say. >> thinking something mr. foner said. despite other casualties, the republicans won in 1864. nixon won -- [laughter] lincoln won, but it struck me that not only the republicans win that election, they donated presidential politics for a couple generations after the civil war that is a real contrast to world war i, world
its willingness to enforce the law of the land, the 14th amendment, 15th amendment, civil rights laws, and maybe this could have happened. it's almost impossible to say, but i don't vanquishes throw up our hands and say no, it is absolutely inevitable that, you know, it's 50 years since martin luther king stood up at the lincoln memorial and said they've come to cash the promissory note at the emancipation proclamation. as a century later from the emancipation proclamation. i think it's...
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jan, president of the nation's largest hispanic civil rights group joining us next. and later, will the vatican call an earlier conclave? you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. for tapping into a wealth of experience. for access to one of the top wealth management firms in the country. for a team of financial professionals who provide customized solutions. for all of your wealth management and retirement goals, discover how pnc wealth management can help you achieve. visit pnc.com/wealthsolutions to find out more. is moving backward. [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] and you'll find advanced safety technology like an available heads-up display on the 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones,
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first the civil rights act and then the voting rights act. one was public accommodations. and then the voting rights act was an attempt to give real power to black people by saying if you want power down the road in any area, you got to vote. and you couldn't vote in the south. >> right. >> because, what was the reason most people were kept from voting -- the reason for the voting rights act? what were the tricks used? >> it was the poll taxes where you had to pay to vote. you had grandfather clauses that said that certain people could vote if they had done something -- they had land at a particular time, and then you had literacy tests where you had to read and pass a test in order to vote. and the voting rights act outlawed that. it really was -- the voting rights act really is our statute that ensures that the 15th amendment to the constitution is guaranteed, but also guarantees the fact we are all equal in this country. >> now today just to continue with your expertise, so many states, including my own in pennsylvania, have polled these numbers, come out with real i.d.
first the civil rights act and then the voting rights act. one was public accommodations. and then the voting rights act was an attempt to give real power to black people by saying if you want power down the road in any area, you got to vote. and you couldn't vote in the south. >> right. >> because, what was the reason most people were kept from voting -- the reason for the voting rights act? what were the tricks used? >> it was the poll taxes where you had to pay to vote. you...
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western civilization is not only saved but transformed by new. thank you very much. [applause] >> we will take of you questions as he will take copies if we will sign those if you would like to talk further. >> i will start with one. your quote from jefferson do talk about perpetual debt says i am not among those who fear the people are running clear you telling us we might be fearing the of people? >> jefferson of course, had tremendous faith in americans of the time but like winston churchill america will do the right thing after they tried everything else. but it divvying said schiff such talk about at length with the free markets and not as favorable as they used to be is disturbing when it comes to young people to preferred models and institutions compared to america's heritage. that is disturbing long-term it tells me those in favor of free markets are not doing a good job to exclude -- they tend to want to be inspired by have an idea if they opt for the european is asian model that creates enormous long-term problems that democracy we refl
western civilization is not only saved but transformed by new. thank you very much. [applause] >> we will take of you questions as he will take copies if we will sign those if you would like to talk further. >> i will start with one. your quote from jefferson do talk about perpetual debt says i am not among those who fear the people are running clear you telling us we might be fearing the of people? >> jefferson of course, had tremendous faith in americans of the time but like...
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without basic human rights, he said, civil rights are an empty promise. so in honor of dr. king and all those who labored to end the old jim crow, i hope we will commit ourselves to building a human rights movement to end mass incarceration. a movement for education, not incarceration. a movement for jobs, not jails. a movement to end all these forms of legal discrimination against people. discrimination that denies them basic human rights to work, to shelter and to food. now, what must we do to begin this movement? well, first i believe we've got to begin by telling the truth, the whole truth. we've got to be willing to admit out loud that we as a nation have managed to recreate a caste-like system in this country. we've got to be willing to tell this truth in our schools, in our churches, in our places of worship, behind bars in and in reentry centers. we've got to be willing to tell this truth so that a great awakening to the reality of what has occurred can come to pass. because the reality is that this new caste-like system, it doesn't come with sign
without basic human rights, he said, civil rights are an empty promise. so in honor of dr. king and all those who labored to end the old jim crow, i hope we will commit ourselves to building a human rights movement to end mass incarceration. a movement for education, not incarceration. a movement for jobs, not jails. a movement to end all these forms of legal discrimination against people. discrimination that denies them basic human rights to work, to shelter and to food. now, what must we do...
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look what he did for civil rights not only for americans but for everybody in this country. he fought through the garage of our southern states, and he got it through. -- fought through the brage of our southern states. lyndon johnson said, "when i sign these proclamations, i am turning the south over to the republican party." the city just agreed with the emancipation proclamation. this is in 2013. lyndon johnson fought for all americans. i was debating whether it should be johnson or jimmy carter. jimmy carter, in the final history of this country is written, jimmy carter will be among the best up there, not ronald reagan. look what jimmy carter did, by holding to signing treaties with panama, he gave the panama canal back to the panamanians. george bush's father arrested noriega and put him in jail. thank you. host: the washington post editorial page weighs in on the question -- who gets the washington post this morning on past presidents. iowa, democratic caller, lisa. caller: good morning. president roosevelt. he was the first president i can rememberhcane helped elderl
look what he did for civil rights not only for americans but for everybody in this country. he fought through the garage of our southern states, and he got it through. -- fought through the brage of our southern states. lyndon johnson said, "when i sign these proclamations, i am turning the south over to the republican party." the city just agreed with the emancipation proclamation. this is in 2013. lyndon johnson fought for all americans. i was debating whether it should be johnson...
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we'll be right back. >>> time heals all wounds, right? 148 years after the civil war, mississippi finally ratified the 13th amendment. that's abolishing slavery. and it's all thanks to steven spielberg's film "lincoln." after watching the movie, dr. ranjan batra over the university of mississippi got inspired to go do some research. he wanted to know more. he found out after the civil war, four states actually rejected the 13th amendment. all four states eventually ratified, but mississippi was the last to do so in 1995. however, mississippi never officially ratified the 13th amendment abolishing slavery. their former secretary of state dick molpus failed to send a copy to the registrar. why it was never sent was simply unknown. after figuring this out, dr. patra teamed up with his colleague kevin sullivan. they brought the error to the attention of the current mississippi secretary of state, delbert hosemann. hosemann agreed to send the resolution to the federal registrar, and finally, on february 7th of this year, not long ago, mississi
we'll be right back. >>> time heals all wounds, right? 148 years after the civil war, mississippi finally ratified the 13th amendment. that's abolishing slavery. and it's all thanks to steven spielberg's film "lincoln." after watching the movie, dr. ranjan batra over the university of mississippi got inspired to go do some research. he wanted to know more. he found out after the civil war, four states actually rejected the 13th amendment. all four states eventually ratified,...
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i wanted to comment on that because i feel like a lot of times, democrats championed for civil-rights and the first amendment should not be compromised. i do not know why the second amendment feel the same way. >> i and this is an important thing to talk about because there is a perception on behalf of the second amendment and maybe supporters of the first amendment that they are absolute rights. who have never been absolute right. those are rights that come with conditions. the first amendment protect your right to free speech but it doesn't protect your right to yell fire in a crowded theater. it does not protect your right to defame a neighbor or another individual in your community. it gives you that right with limitations. at the same thing with the second amendment. it protect your right to own a firearm but it has always come with limitations. the decision that came down from the supreme court a few years ago, they said just that. the second amendment guarantees a right to have a firearm but it absolutely comes with limitations. we know there are certain military-style weapons
i wanted to comment on that because i feel like a lot of times, democrats championed for civil-rights and the first amendment should not be compromised. i do not know why the second amendment feel the same way. >> i and this is an important thing to talk about because there is a perception on behalf of the second amendment and maybe supporters of the first amendment that they are absolute rights. who have never been absolute right. those are rights that come with conditions. the first...
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one only has to see in the last two years the sudden interest in civil nuclear power programs in some of the oil rich and nonoil rich states of the region to be a little concerned, but it's a great opportunity for us to get the right kind of 123 agreement with them to try to nail it down. i also think there is a very interesting question out there that has pros and cons of significance. should we begin to find a way to strengthen the kind of security assistance, assurances we're prepared to provide under the npt to states that might in the future be threatened, but aren't now exactly, and how and in what way should we deploy that? it would have, in my view, for the right agreement with with i, some potential, even if it is seemingly millennial now, but we have to be careful. we have seen in the neighborhood a problem for iran, at least with respect to other nuclear steps, and is iran, in fact, responding? well, a country that doesn't admits they have interest in creating weapons is a hard country to pin down on why if might like to have weapons. on the other side, is there a role for
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he says that -- he's playing it safe right now saying that he's not quite sure what they will do. he did not say that he wouldn't go after delta, but what he did say is that he plans on exploring a civil suit against hundley. here is the family's attorney on hundley losing his job this weekend, as a result of the allegations. >> but i guess i would have to agree with those who would say that's not enough. the family wants to make sure that mr. hundley and anyone like mr. hundley never does something like that again. >> all right, well, i spoke to hundley's attorney and in her words she says this has escalated into a racial issue and she says she wants to be very clear that her client is not racist. she says he's, quote, dealing with his own issues. deb? >> fascinating. and clearly the family could see if they could get assault charges filed against him or even hate crime charges. renee marsh, thank you so much. >>> well, just hours before oscar pistorius head backs to court, investigators release new details in the death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp and how she likely spent h
he says that -- he's playing it safe right now saying that he's not quite sure what they will do. he did not say that he wouldn't go after delta, but what he did say is that he plans on exploring a civil suit against hundley. here is the family's attorney on hundley losing his job this weekend, as a result of the allegations. >> but i guess i would have to agree with those who would say that's not enough. the family wants to make sure that mr. hundley and anyone like mr. hundley never...